[February 4th] Do you meditate?: Do you meditate (or have a meditative practice of writing code, entering data or answering emails) during your work day? If yes, does mindfulness inform your practice?
I will sometimes meditate during my work day when there’s a moment of peace and quiet, particularly if it’s been hectic that day. If needed, I will actually use a bathroom break as a chance to escape from it all and have a few moments to focus on my breathing. I suppose I also have the meditative practice of listening to music during my commute. I have begun translating mindfulness into my practice of listening to music because I will sometimes sit there with my mind wandering and not even realize what song I just listened to. Sometimes I completely miss something new until a day or even a week after it’s changed, and I tend to feel silly when I discover that some drastic change I just noticed happened prior when I’d been past it several times in between.
My writing is also a form of meditation for me because it really takes on the form or me talking to myself — without the creepy “look at that weird person over there talking to herself” vibe. I highly recommend taking moments to just stop, focus on your breathing, and stop thinking so much about it.
